Nestle announces New Product Technology Center in Ohio
Nestle S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, will invest $53 million to establish a new building that will expand its existing R&D facility in Solon, Ohio. The new center will be designated as a global Product Technology Center (PTC), dedicated to frozen and chilled foods research, and will serve Nestle’s businesses worldwide.
The new building will be located on 18 acres in a park-like setting off of Solon’s Cannon Road. The glass-faced facility will house offices and labs for approximately 100 scientific, professional and technical staff. The 144,000-sq.-ft. building also will include a pilot plant where new recipes and the latest technologies will be tested and evaluated. Construction is expected to begin this summer, and Nestle expects the new facility to be operational in late 2014.